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lusotropicalism

lusotropicalism noun: the distinctive character of Portuguese imperialism, supposed to indicate that the Portuguese were better colonizers than those of other European nations.

Noun

lusotropicalism (uncountable)

  1. The distinctive character of Portuguese imperialism, supposed to indicate that the Portuguese were better colonizers than those of other European nations.

Forms of lusotropicalism

alternative formLusotropicalism

Origin of lusotropicalism

From Luso- + tropical + -ism, introduced by Brazilian sociologist Gilberto Freyre.

Questions about lusotropicalism

What does lusotropicalism mean?
Lusotropicalism means the distinctive character of Portuguese imperialism, supposed to indicate that the Portuguese were better colonizers than those of other European nations.
What part of speech is lusotropicalism?
Lusotropicalism is a noun.

Words near lusotropicalism in the dictionary

  1. lusophonic
  2. Lusophony
  3. lusorious
  4. lusory
  5. lusotropical
  6. lusotropicalism
  7. luspatercept
  8. Luss
  9. Lussac
  10. Lussack
  11. Lussak

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